The party said that about three weeks ago the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court recalled the files of the two cases against Tinubu for reassignment.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Action Alliance (AA) has accused the leadership of the Federal High Courts of a concerted effort to frustrate the hearing and determination of all cases against Bola Tinubu.
Tinubu is the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
National Publicity Secretary of the AA, Rev. Dennis Ubani, said in a statement on Thursday that the party has noticed a conspiracy to delay the pre-election cases until the time which they ought to be determined elapse.
The statement said, “Recent events in the portals of the Federal High Court, Abuja have led us to the inevitable conclusion that there is water tight conspiracy to ensure that the pre-election cases of ACTION ALLIANCE filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja to ensure the disqualification of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a Presidential Candidate of the APC will never be heard until the effluxion of the time within which the matters ought to be determined.
“For the records, we instituted the following suits:
“1. ACTION ALLIANCE VS. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC), APC AND SENATOR BOLA AHMED TINUBU (FHC/ABJ/CS/954/2022).
“2. ACTION ALLIANCE VS. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC), APC, IBRAHIM KABIRU MASARI AND SENATOR BOLA AHMED TINUBU (FHC/ABJ/CS/1097/2022).
“By Section 285 (9) of the 1999 Constitution, pre-election cases must be filed within 14 days of the happening of the event and determined within 180 days of the filing. The clear implication of this is that by the 15th day of December, 2022 the court would have lost the requisite jurisdiction to hear the matters and the cases would be struck out without a determination on the merits.
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“Our observation is that the judicature of the Federal High Court is not relenting in ensuring the frustration of the two cases. We are convinced that the conductor of the bizarre orchestra is doing the bidding of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu. However, we are determined to ensure the failure of this heinous scheme.”
The party said that about three weeks ago the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, “against all known legal customs and practices,” recalled the files of the two cases against Tinubu for reassignment.
“Expectedly, when we heard of the recall of the files we knew that the serpent had slipped into the hallowed chambers of justice. Not surprisingly since then the cases have been stalled. The implication of this is that a serial forger and impersonator, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu will remain a Presidential candidate.
“Arising from all the foregoing we hereby urge the Honourable the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court to resist the temptation of aiding and abetting injustice by denying us our right to fair hearing. We have no hesitation in stating that what is happening is a personal agenda and cannot enjoy judicial immunity,” the statement said.
The party assured the public it would not relent in its efforts to see that the cases are heard and determined by the court.
